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1906 BETA THETA PI DARTMOUTH FRATERNAL CANE browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Instruments and Implements:Walking Sticks: Pre 1910: item # 642603 Please refer to our stock # 1906BetaD when inquiring.
Shelton Gallery and Fine Silver 5133 Harding Road B-10, PMB #392 Nashville TN 37205 (615) 477-6221 Guest Book $400 |
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| This carved wooden walking stick belonged to a graduate of the Class of 1906 Dartmouth College and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. During the late nineeenth century, it became fashionable and traditional for students to carry school canes, usually decorated with fraternity emblems, the student's and his classmates' names, and significant symbols. As early as 1898, Dartmouth graduates received a walking stick with the carved the Monhegan Indian, the school's mascot. In this cane, the Beta Theta Pi fraternity crest and the names of several fraternity members are carved into the stick. The cane has a silver collar and bimetal tip and measures 35-1/2 inches overall. | |||||||||
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